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G72.89

G72.89: Other specified myopathies

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G72.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified myopathies. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above G72.89

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on G72: Other and unspecified myopathies

  • arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3)
  • dermatopolymyositis (M33.-)
  • ischemic infarction of muscle (M62.2-)
  • myositis (M60.-)
  • polymyositis (M33.2.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

G72.89 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52494High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation Devices - Policy Article
  • A52510Mechanical In-exsufflation Devices - Policy Article
  • A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
  • A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Myopathy›progressive NEC
  • Myopathy›specified NEC
  • Paralysis, paralytic›muscle, muscular NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under G72.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.